The Cemetery Gate is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1950. A C15 Gate. 1 related planning application.

The Cemetery Gate

WRENN ID
kindled-granite-briar
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 November 1950
Type
Gate
Address
The Cemetery Gate, Church Lane, Sherborne
OS grid reference
ST 638 165
Coordinates
50.94682, -2.51567
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cemetery Gate, formerly known as Abbey Gateway, is a Grade I listed structure located on the south side of Church Lane, dating back to the 15th century. This impressive gate features a high, four-centred moulded archway that spans the lane. To the left, there is a buttress with three offsets. Above the arch, remnants of three niches can be seen, with one niche still displaying a crocketed head and pinnacles. Additionally, iron hooks for gate butts are still present. The Cemetery Gate is part of a group that includes Bow House, No 2 and No 3 occupied by Gilham Bros, as well as No 88, The Conduit, No 90, and Saints John Building (The Parade) on Cheap Street.

Local climate

The Cemetery Gate receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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Nearby listed buildings

  1. The Abbey Gate House Grade II 8 m
  2. Conservative Club (The Parade) Grade II 8 m
  3. Bow House Grade II 9 m
  4. No 2 Including Premises Occupied by Gilham Bros Grade II 16 m
  5. The Conduit (The Parade) Grade I 19 m
  6. Saints John Building (The Parade) Comprising No 92 Cheap Street (Premises Occupied by Senior and Goodwin) and Premises Occupied by R E Bath Travel Services Grade II 19 m
  7. No 3 Including Premises Occupied by Gilham Bros Grade II 23 m
  8. Former Church House (Comprises Premises Occupied by W Warr, Tobbaconist Premises Occupied by Pedley and White Premises Occupied by John Isaacs) Grade II* 26 m
  9. The Cross Keys Hotel (The Parade) Grade II 27 m
  10. School House Dining Hall at Sherborne Hall Grade I 27 m